lots2do, with the exception of Bonnie Hunter's mystery I never start with a pattern. I start with a chunk of fabric on the working wall and build out from there. There is nothing new under the sun though. It is some kind of 9 patch in the center and flying geese with more squares in the current outer border.
When working with pieces as small as 1" finished, there has to be some kind of continuity though or the whole block/quilt just turns to mud.
so the center 9 patch has the same neutral in four places and in the next round the flying geese have a common neutral.